His writing won China’s first Nobel Prize for Literature, but is it patriotic enough for Xi Jinping’s ChinaTAIPEI, Taiwan -- His writing won China’s first Nobel Prize for Literature, but is it patriotic enough for Xi Jinping’s China? That’s the question at the center of a high-profile lawsuit now driving a debate about nationalism in China. Wu based his grievances on the 2018 law that made insulting heroes and martyrs a crime punishable by up to three years in prison. Mo, whose real name is Guan Moye, won the Nobel in 2012. After he received his Nobel, a top party official praised him as an “outstanding representative” of China’s rising economic might and international influence.

Source: ABC News March 12, 2024 16:15 UTC